Aaron Geman tried to wheel his "Mechanical Puzzle Prototype" into the San Francisco alley surreptitiously, but it was too late. He was spotted and, before he could utter a word in protest, a dozen guests at a wedding being held across the street bounded over the blacktop like shoppers at a Black Friday Wal-Mart. They may not know art, but they know what they like. At first glance, Geman's fish tank-sized amalgamation of wooden tracks, metal culverts, and ceramic plumbing switches looks like an
Those of you who grew up here in the Bay Area may feel a nostalgic tear run down your cheek when you view the above video: A 1970s-era KTVU "Charlie and Humphrey" Bits & Pieces short culminating with the message "1,002 stupid things to do: borrowing without asking!" Perhaps Gavin Newsom didn't watch KTVU as a kid. Now, if Newsom or any other politician can find policies or practices not necessarily of his own devising and employ them to help the people -- who could object? Franklin Roosevelt
Dr. SeussEighteen bucks for green eggs and ham? You're ripping me off, Sam I Am!San Francisco has become the country's most expensive place for business travelers to eat, according to the New Jersey-based Institute of Management and Administration. "San Francisco has unseated New York City as the winner of the 'I'm living large' competition, with a business traveler in the City by the Bay spending $137 per day on meals," according to the July issue of the Institute's Controller's Report.The
Who should I snub? Ballard! My magic eight-ball!If you were Gavin Newsom -- and, odds are, you weren't -- these were your choices: Head to last weekend's U.S. Conference of Mayor's in Providence, R.I. and talk about your treasurer's innovative economic plan and a former supervisor's innovative health care plan -- or skip the conference and keep your top adviser happy by giving the cold shoulder to America's only openly gay mayor of a state capital. Wow -- no one said being a politician is easy (
Joseph SchellDeer TickJuly 1, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Karaoke. Last night, Deer Tick started its mellow set with a slow crescendo that climaxed in a stage dive. "We're doing things a little differently tonight," declared handlebar mustachioed lead singer John McCauley, before launching into the first song.
The Providence, Rhode Island-based band opened its nearly two-hour long set with a few songs from its latest album, Born on Flag Day, which is in its first month of release. The audie
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